“…Written in the aftermath of modernism’s utopian impulse and postmodernism’s detached playfulness, the essays gathered here express and critique a new spirit of cultural and political engagement with contemporary society. Interrogating the architect’s social responsibility, the contributors deliberate about how much we should ask of architecture and suggest that in the coming century, architecture must be at once flexible and robust, responsive and self-directed…”

“…Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican China, a hero of the Second World War, and a faithful ally of the United States. …”

“…The editorial team comprises Guy Gable, architect and leader; Bob Smyth, project manager; Shirley Gregor, sponsor, host and co-theoretician; Roger Clarke, discipline memory; and Gail Ridley, theoretician. …”

“…As such, it will appeal to a broad audience including architects, engineers, designers and building contractors…”

“…This book provides step-by-step instructions for architecting a disruption-ready learning ecosystem that will help employees solve today's biggest problems while building the knowledge and skills needed to seize tomorrow's opportunities…”

“…Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux hommes politiques, aux responsables de la planification, aux architectes et autres personnes travaillant dans le domaine des transports, il a pour objectif d’améliorer l'accès aux transports des personnes à mobilité réduite…”

“…In this comprehensive guide you will learn every step: collecting requirements, architecting the app, designing the visual interface, creating the data model, managing products and the shopping cart, processing the payment, and fulfilling the order - always with secure best practice in mind. …”

“…Oracle Database 12c Release 2 In-Memory: Tips and Techniques for Maximum Performance features hands-on instructions, best practices, and expert tips from an Oracle enterprise architect. You will learn how to deploy the software, use In-Memory Advisor, build queries, and interoperate with Oracle RAC and Multitenant. …”

“…This book is for solution developers, architects, and IT specialists who are implementing Cloud Object Storage solutions…”

“…This unparalleled depth of explanation will help you to become a true master of the C# language and architect better crafted applications that work in the most efficient and reliable way possible. …”

“…Eric Sammer, Principal Solution Architect at Cloudera, shows you the particulars of running Hadoop in production, from planning, installing, and configuring the system to providing ongoing maintenance. …”

“…The intent of this book is to give marketing organizations (both the business and IT functions for marketing) a blueprint for how to architect your EMM solution in a way that best takes advantage of your trusted master data…”

“…This book is for application architects and decision-makers who want to employ mobile technology in concert with their mainframe environment…”

“…This book is a valuable resource for security officers, consultants, administrators, and architects who want to understand and implement an identity management solution for an SAP environment…”

“…This book explains how to architect and deploy high availability (HA) solutions with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) in a SunTM Cluster 3.x environment. …”

“…Whether you're a software developer, systems architect, system administrator, or performance analyst, you'll rely on it constantly…”

“…This book is intended for IT architects, IT specialists, and OnDemand system administrators who are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining OnDemand systems for various platforms…”

“…With extensive code and configuration examples and multiple case studies illustrating how this application is being used in various industries, authors Ram Venkatesh, the lead developer of the BizTalk RFID platform, Mark Simms, a leading architect and developer of BizTalk RFID solutions, and Mark Beckner, a BizTalk Server and enterprise architecture specialist, ensure that you will gain the insight and master the tools necessary to be able to confidently and efficiently implement a BizTalk RFID solution…”

“…This book is a valuable resource for security administrators and architects who wish to understand and implement a centralized security infrastructure…”

“…About the Author: Charlie Hunt is the Performance Engineering Architect at Salesforce.com . He was previously at Oracle, where he was responsible for improving the performance of the HotSpot JVM and Java SE class libraries. …”